Table 2.
Time of wound complication, number of VAC changes and need for hardware removal
| Gender | Diagnosis | Time of wound complication(days) | Number of VAC changes | Hardware removal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | DMD | 9 | 2 | No |
| M | CP, spastic quad. | 26 | 3 | Hardware revised then removed(1year after). No loss of correction |
| F | VCF syndrome | 21 | 3 | No |
| F | PW syndrome | 10 | 2 | No |
| F | LG syndrome | 28 | 2 | No |
| F | Myelodysplasia | 23 | 3 | No |
| F | CP, spastic quad. | 7 | 1 | No |
| F | CP, spastic quad. | 11 | 10 | No |
| F | Infantile scoliosis | 1.5 mo | 5 | No |
| M | Myelodysplasia | 15 | 3 | No |
| F | Myelodysplasia | 11 | 1 | No |
| F | SMA 3 | 7 | 5 | No |
| F | Idiopathic scoliosis | 9 | 6 | No |
| M | SMA 2 | 17 | 3 | No |
| M | PB syndrome | 9 | 4 | No |
| F | Transverse myelitis | 4 | 1 | No |
| F | Myelodysplasia | 5 mo | 2 | No |
| M | Unknown neurom. disease | 10 | 1 | No |
| F | Myelodysplasia | 15 | 20 | Yes. Partial hardware removal(distal). No loss of correction |
| M | PB syndrome | 9 | 20 | No |
| F | Down syndrome | 12 mo | 1 | No |
| M | DMD | 6 | 1 | No |
| F | Idiopathic | 28 | 1 | No |
| F | Myelodysplasia | 27 | 4 | No |
| F | CP, spastic quad. | 12 mo | 5 | Hardware revised (prominent) but not removed. No loss of correction |
| M | CP, spastic quad. | 28 | 5 | No |
| M | SMA 2 | 10 | 1 | No |
| F | CP, spastic quad. | 12 | 3 | No |
| M | CP, spastic quad. | 15 | 10 | No |
| F | Myelodysplasia | 7 | 8 | No |
| M | SMA 2 | 5 | 2 | No |
| F | SMA 3 | 14 | 3 | No |
| F | Idiopathic scoliosis | 14 | 6 | No |
mo: months